Origin Oboe Reeds: Handmade To Sound Best

 Beefy Response. Expressive. Nuanced. Premium Medium-MH/Dense Cane. For Advanced Intermediates To Professionals. 

Origin Handmade Oboe Reeds (formerly Magic Reed brand) is the cornerstone of our oboe reed category. They are beautiful, expressive and robust reeds that are a pleasure to play. Cane is processed in-house, is the most dense in my collection, in the medium hard range and has a 10.5-11 diameter range. I draw from my choice of  Marion-2017 (variegated thread), Alliaud - 2019 & 2022 (black thread) or  Rigotti-2025 (yellow thread). Apertures sizes are managed by precision draws of cane by diameter and are right sized by grade. Cane of this quality, strength/density is preferred by elite artists with expert reed making skills but rarely used by higher volume professional reed makers because they are harder to make and cost more. That doesn't stop me. Made with Chiarugi #2 47 mm staples. Stronger embouchures and support systems (relative to grade level) are recommended to fully take advantage of their extra structure.  Individual results vary. 

Available in Intermediate, Professional,  Elite and English Horn models.